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All posts in the 'A-' categoryReview: [REC]Directed by Jaume Balagueró, Paco Plaza, 2007 Review: CloverfieldDirected by Matt Reeves, 2007Written by Drew Goddard The bittersweet truth of Cloverfield is that the fans were right and the filmmakers were wrong half-right. With the materialization of a vague teaser trailer before Transformers, JJ Abrams opened the gates to an empty amusement park and proceeded to tell no one what […] Review: The Man From EarthDirected by Richard Schenkman, 2007Written by Jerome Bixby In my November DVD guide I said this of The Man From Earth: Review: 13 BelovedDirected by Chukiat Sakweerakul, 2006Written by Chukiat Sakweerakul, based on the comic by Eakasit Thairatana 13 Beloved is not a horror movie. It is a dark, brutal comedy with a plot that should fit snugly into the heart of any genre fan. I’m not sure it has the international notoriety, yet, but I firmly believe that […] Review: HACK/Slash (comic)Created by Tim Seeley For the past week and a half I’ve been relatively immobilized by minor surgery. It has been a pain in the ass, quite literally as that is where a doctor created the Mariana Trench out of my flesh, but one of the advantages of being couch bound is I get to catch […] Review: SunshineDirected by Danny Boyle, 2007Written by Alex Garland Confession: I like Sci-Fi more than I do Horror. Considerably more, actually, but true Science Fiction, good or bad, is also considerably rarer. Which is why it gives me great pleasure to write about Sunshine. Not only do I get to talk about something different for a change, […] Review: Pan’s LabyrinthWritten and Directed by Guillermo del Toro, 2006 Without question, Pan’s Labyrinth is the hitherto epoch of Guillermo del Toro’s objectively off-and-on filmography. His personal tale about the innocence of a little girl amidst a world of pain is, to say the least, bursting with imagination. Featuring not only the best makeup effects of 2006, but […] Review: Perfume: The Story of a MurdererDirected by Tom Tykwer, 2006Written by Andrew Birkin, Bernd Eichinger, Tom Tykwer, Patrick Süskind (Novel) I hate to write an introductory paragraph like this. I know there are still a crop of leftovers from 2006 I patiently await (here’s looking at you Mandy Lane, Leslie Vernon, and a Hatchet), but baring the aforementioned unseen(s), I feel […] Review: “The Lost Room” Mini-SeriesDirected by Craig R. Baxley, Michael W. Watkins 2006Written by Laura Harkcom, Christopher Leone, Paul Workman The Sci-Fi Channel has got heart and I love ‘em for it, but their track record on original productions is pretty spotty. Which is why it brings me great, great joy to tell you, kind reader, that The Lost Room […] Review: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie WarWritten by Max Brooks, 2006 Determining the launching point for a review of Max Brooks’ newest zombie masterwork, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, is hard. It’s an odd, but welcome challenge to chose where exactly the praise should be heaped first on this fictional journalistic recount of a global undead uprising. […] Review: Masters of Horror: FamilyDirected by John LandisWritten by Brent Hanley John Landis’ sophomore "Masters" entry is, thus far, the best of the series. I’d even go so far as to say that Family is the best thing the director has been involved with in excess of two decades. Review: The HostDirected by Joon-ho Bong, 2006 Expectations. Review: The WoodsDirected by Lucky McKee, 2006 Notice that year above. Do I put 2003, the year The Woods went into production and forced M. Night Shyamalan to re-title his then-new film to The Village? Or do I put 2006, the year that the foolishly shelved film finally saw the light of release, albeit it at a thimble […] Review: Monster House (3D!)Directed by Gil Kenan, 2006 Monster House was my first theatrical exposure to 3D and it was, frankly, one of the most memorable movie experiences I’ve ever had. It doesn’t hurt that the movie hits all the right notes, but that third dimension…my god. It’s not just a gimmick, it’s not just eye candy, it’s mind […] Review: Night of the CreepsDirected by Fred Dekker, 1986 Why did Fred Dekker stop making movies? Night of the Creeps was his first flick and while it isn’t as perfect as The Monster Squad, it is still a highly entertaining creature feature. It’s a bummer the last thing we’ve gotten from him as a director was Robocop 3… […] Review: The Hills Have Eyes (2006)Directed by Alexandre Aja, 2006 I remember a conversation from a few years ago between myself, my stepmom and a friend of hers. The topic was the Alien franchise and said friend was explaining that she liked all of the films except the second one because, "it put a child in danger and that is […] |
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